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More than 50 gather to celebrate third Egypt term
On October 3, more than 50 professors and students gathered at Ain Shams University to
celebrate the success of the third term of the Wikipedia Education Program Egypt. Students
in Egypt have been some of the most active contributors in the education program globally,
contributing more than 12 million bytes of content last term alone. Professors from each
university as well as student faculty leaders shared their experiences with the group,
encouraging them to continue to participate in the program in the future. Professors,
students, and volunteer Wikipedia Ambassadors were recognized for their contributions with
certificates. Check out pictures from the event on Commons!
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9…
US Ambassador Emily Temple-Wood profiled
Despite being only 19 years old, Emily Temple-Wood has contributed an incredible amount of
content to Wikipedia; after all, she started when she was 12. A Wikipedia Ambassador for
the Wikipedia Education Program United States and Canada, Emily (who edits under the
username Keilana) is a sophomore at Loyola University in Chicago and can be found
supporting a number of efforts on Wikipedia outside the Education Program, including
creating and expanding articles on women scientists, a particular area of interest for
her. Read more about Emily on her profile on the Wikimedia blog.
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9…
Plagiarism study results released
One complaint we've heard from many English Wikipedia experts is that students in the
Wikipedia Education Program in the United States and Canada often plagiarized in the
articles they created or expanded for Wikipedia as part of their class assignments. While
plagiarism is certainly a widespread problem throughout academia, we had heard anecdotally
from several professors that the Wikipedia assignment led to less plagiarism than they
were used to in their classes. So we investigated by doing a larger plagiarism study
comparing our students' work to that of other new editors and experienced editors.
While caveats apply, we found that students plagiarize less than other new editors, but
more than experienced editors. See the results.
https://contacts.wikimedia.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=9…
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